| Last Application Date | : Oct 16, 2010 (Dates over) |
| Location | : Mumbai , Maharashtra |
| College | : Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai |
Graduate Training Programme 2011
Applications have been invited from motivated students with consistently good academic records for enrolment in the training programme (GTP-2011), leading to Ph.D. degree in High Energy Physics, starting in August 2011, conducted by India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO).
Applicants must have a minimum qualification of M.Sc. degree in Physics or B.E./B.Tech. degree in any one of Electronics, E&CE, Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering subjects with strong motivation and proficiency in Physics. The applicants must also have secured a minimum of 55% of marks in the respective qualifying examinations. Fresh students who are appearing for these examinations by July 2011 may also apply, provided their current GPA is above 55% or equivalent.
The selected candidates will be enrolled as Ph.D. students of the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), a Deemed to be University, with constituent institutions that include BARC, HRI, IGCAR, IMSc, SINP and VECC. Successful candidates after the course work will be attached to Ph.D. guides at various collaborating institutions for a PhD degree on the basis of their INO related work.
During the training period, students will be paid Rs. 16,000/- per month (Rs.18,000/- after registering for Ph. D.). Successful candidates after the training programme will continue to receive the scholarship during their Ph. D. studies. A research scholar is eligible for a contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/- per year.
The admissions procedure consists of a written test at one of the 23 nationwide centres, as listed below, conducted by TIFR:
1. Ahmedabad: St Xavier's College 2. Bangalore: University of Agricultural Sciences 3. Bhubaneshwar: Utkal University 4. Chandigarh: Panjab University 5. Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology 6. Cochin: Cochin Univ. of Science & Technology 7. Delhi (Miranda House): Delhi University 8. Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology 9. Haldwani: Motiram Baburam Govt. P.G. College 10. Hyderabad: Hyderabad University 11. Indore: Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya 12. Jaipur: India International School 13. Jammu & Kashmir: Jammu University 14. Kanpur: Indian Institute of Technology 15. Kolkata: (exact venue will be announced shortly) 16. Madurai: The Madura College 17. Mangalore: University College: Mangalore University 18. Mumbai: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research 19. Nagpur: Shri Ramdeo Baba Kamla Nehru Eng. Coll. 20. Patna: Radiant International School 21. Pune: Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics (IUCAA) 22. Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University 23. Visakhapatnam: Andhra University.
Students desirous of joining the INO Graduate Training programme have to appear for TIFR's Graduate School Admissions written test which will be conducted on Sunday, 12the December 2010.
Applications can be submitted online through website link: http://univ.tifr.res.in/gs2011/Apply_Online/Apply_Online.htm
Application Fee (Non-Refundable) for appearing to the test is: Rs 500/- for online applications and Rs 550/- for manual applications. Female candidates are exempted from payment of application fee. Rs 800/- for students taking the test as walk-in candidates.
Application fee has to be remitted in the mode of Demand Draft as follows:
Biology: DD should be drawn on State Bank of India in favour of "National Centre for Biological Science" payable at Bangalore.
Other Subjects: DD should be drawn on State Bank of India in favour of "Tata Institute of Fundamental Research" payable at Mumbai.
Necessary documents and DD are to be despatched to:
1) For Mathematics/Physics/Chemisty/ Computer & Systems Sciences: Assistant Registrar (Academic), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005.
2) For Biology : Admissions Section, National Centre for Biological Sciences, UAS-GKVK Campus, Bellary Road, Bangalore 560065.
3) For Science Education: Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, V.N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd, Mumbai 400 088.
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR),
V.N. Purav Marg,
Mankhurd,
Mumbai 400 088.
Last date for submission of application is October 16, 2010.
For further details, visit the website link:
http://www.ino.tifr.res.in/ino/advt-web-240810.pdf and http://univ.tifr.res.in/gs2011/index.html
